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Army

Army Addressing Vulnerabilities In Artillery, UAS Demonstrated By Russia

Wednesday, May 4th, 2016

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Army Addressing Vulnerabilities In Artillery, UAS Demonstrated By Russia

Lt. Gen H.R. McMaster, Director, Army Capabilities Integration Center and Deputy Commanding General, Futures, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, speaks May 4 at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Photo by Dan Parsons

The Army is rushing to plug holes in its arsenal with technologies it neglected to develop because it didn’t need during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan but will require in a conflict with a peer nation like Russia or China, according to the top officer in charge of future planning.As it has after every war, the Army has shrunk following the end of its major involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. But the cuts the service has endured in recent…

Congress

Senate Appropriators Press On Supplemental’s Requests Beyond Iran Scope, Hegseth Urges Full Funding

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Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]